Journal-box



7 No. 6|0,l30. Patented Aug. 30, I898.

N. M. FARMEH.

JOURNAL BOX.

(Application filed Mar. 22, 1898.!

(No Model.)

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters 1atentNo. 61 0, 130; dated August30, 1898.

Application filed March 22, 1 898.

To all whom it may cancer-7c:- I

Be it known that I, NATHAN M. FARMER, a citizen of the United States,residing at Empire, in the county of Clear Creek and State of Colorado,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in J ournal-Boxes; andI do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, such as will enable others skilled intheart to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to journal-boxes, the object of the same being toprovide a simple and cheaply-constructed device of this char acter bymeans of which the shaft or journal moving therein may be readilyremoved, in which vibration of the parts thereof is effectuallyprevented, and in which relative movement of the two parts thereof isavoided, so that the two parts of the socket are held at all times inperfect alinement or register one with the other.

The invention consists of a base adapted to be secured to a stationarypart of, the machinery, having an upwardly-extending ear at one endthereof and parallel ears at the opposite end thereof, and a lid or toppiece pivoted to said ear and formed with a tongue or tenon at itsopposite end adapted to fit between the pair of cars or lugs on saidbasepieoe.

The invention also consists in other details of construction andcombinations of parts which will be hereinafter more fully described andclaimed. p

In the drawings forming a partof this specification, Figure 1 representsa perspective view of my improved journal-box shown in its closedposition. Fig. 2 is a similar view of the same with the parts in theiropen positions. Fig. 3 is a vertical longitudinal sec-- tion. Fig. 4 isa top plan view of the basepiece.

Like reference-numerals indicate like parts in the different views.

The base-piece 1 has formed in the top surface thereof a groove orchannel 2, semicircular in cross-section and forming, with a similarportion on the top piece or lid3, a socket for the reception of thejournal or shaft 4. At one end of the base-piece is anupwardly-extending lug or ear 5, which is located in line with thetransverse center of per surface of said base-piece.

Serial No. 614,821. (ll'o model.)

through and have their heads countersunk,

so that they lie flush with or beneath the up- The under side of the lidor cover 3 is formed with a socket 8, in which fitsthe'centrally-located lug or ear 5 on the base-piece 1, to which lugsaid lid is pivoted by means of a screw-bolt 9. Extending transverselyof the lid or cover 3 and located upon the under side thereof, in linewith the groove 2 on the base-piece, is a similarly-shaped groove 10,the grooves 2 and 10 forming unitedly a socket for the reception of thejournal or shaft 4.

At the free end of the lid or cover 3 a tongue or tenon 11 is formed byoppositely-disposed sockets or cut-away portions 12 12, the said tenonfitting, when the two parts of the .device are in their closedpositions, between the parallel lugs or cars 6 6, and said ears 6 6fitting within said sockets or recesses 12 12, so that the Vibration ofthe lid 3 relative to the base-piece 1, is effectually prevented. Thetwo partsof the device are secured one to the other by means of ascrew-bolt 13, extending laterally through the ears 6 6 and the tongue11. The rear end of the lid or top piece 3, adjacent to the pivotalpoint thereof with the lug 5, has its lower surface rounded, so thatsaid lid is free to be moved up or down for the purpose of opening orclosing the box. In the lid 3, just above the groove 10, is anegg-shaped oil-cup 14, provided for the purpose of feeding a lubricantslowly to the moving journal, the said cup being closed by a cap 15,adapted to be screwed upon an extension 16 upon the upper side of saidlid.

As thus constructed it will be seen that I have provided an extremelysimple and effective device for the purpose described in which thejournal or shaft moving in the box may be readily removed anddisconnected for repairs or otherwise by simply removing the bolt 13 andraising the lid or cover 3 upon its pivotal connection with thebase-piece 1.

It will also be observed that by the formation of the lug or ear 5,which fits within the v socket 8 in the lid or cover 3, and the tongueor tenon 11, fitting between the ears 6 6, and the latter fitting withinthe sockets 12 12, the two parts of the device when they are in theirclosed positions are effectually prevented from vibration, and the twoparts of the socket in which the journal moves are held at all times indirect register one with the other.

The invention has been described in its preferred form; butit is obviousthat many minor changes may be made therein without departing from thenature or spirit of the invention or sacrificing any of its advantages.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is A journal-box comprising a base-piece having a groove in its upper surface,a lug upon the upper side thereof adjacent to one end and located inline with the transverse center thereof and a pair of parallel lugs atthe opposite end thereof integral with the basepiece, and a lid or coverhaving a socket in its under surface in which the centrally-located lugon said base-piece fits, to which lug said lid is pivoted, and having atongue or tenon at its opposite end integral with the lid which fitsbetween the parallel lugs on the base-piece, the said tongue or tenonbeing formed by recesses upon opposite sides thereof in which saidparallel lugs fit, and said lid or cover being further provided with agroove upon its under surface which registers with the groove in thebase-piece, as and for the purpose set forth.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

NATHAN M. FARMER.

Witnesses:

J. G. WEEKS, J. C. WRIGHT.

